Publications

Chronic Kidney Disease Detection and Education Program Case Story: Key Learnings for CDC 2320 Recipients (2024)
Offers promising learnings for State Health Departments (SHDs) and other 2320 recipients working on chronic kidney disease (CKD) early detection strategies and activities using results of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) CKD Learning Collaborative with University Health. Highlights potential steps for SHDs to take in engaging partners in an NKF CKD Learning Collaborative program or other quality improvement activities.

Chronic Kidney Disease Detection and Education Program Case Story: Key Learnings for Health Systems and Clinics (2024)
Offers promising learnings for health systems and clinics interested in strengthening chronic kidney disease (CKD) care in their systems using results of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) CKD Learning Collaborative with University Health. Highlights key learnings for a health system to operationalize a CKD Learning Collaborative program or other quality improvement activity with partners.

What is a Backbone Organization? (2024)
Describes how backbone organizations are critical for effective implementation of a collective impact approach and explores lessons learned from the Bright Spot Initiative.

Centering Health Equity and Collective Impact in the BSI (2024)
Describes how state health departments in the Bright Spot Initiative built health equity into their collective impact approach in ways that aligned with the needs and populations in their state.

What is a Partner Network? (2024)
Explores how state health departments implemented partner networks to work toward increasing enrollment in the National DPP lifestyle change program through the Bright Spot Initiative.

Collective Impact in Action Report (2020)
Provides an overall summary update on State Engagement Model states’ work and an in-depth look at the important work of 14 states that have participated in the model. The report offers a rich sample of the breadth of National DPP work being done and shares best practices and innovation. 

Working with Third-Party Organizations Fact Sheet (2019)
Provides a brief introduction to what a third-party organization is and how working with one may support the sustainability of organizations delivering the National DPP.

Key Questions for Employers to Ask Their Health Plan Providers About Diabetes Management Benefits (2023)
Guides discussions between employers and their health plan providers to ensure the availability and adequacy of diabetes management benefits for employees and their dependents with diabetes.

Engaging Employers in Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (2023)
Supports State Health Departments in engaging employers around diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES). Provides basic information about DSMES including the value to employers, how employers can support participation in DSMES, and helpful resources.

Centering Health Equity in Diabetes (2023)
Provides State Health Departments with ways to promote health equity in their states. Shares key resources and examples from the Diabetes Council Leadership Group to support health equity work.

Diabetes State Specialist Awareness Toolkit: A Recipe for Success (2024)
Provides State Specialists with the tools and resources to increase awareness of their services that can help decrease type 2 diabetes risk and improve diabetes-related outcomes, with an emphasis among communities disproportionately affected by diabetes.

Supporting Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Enrollment (2022)
Highlights roles that State Health Departments can play in promoting the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) and provides ways others can support these efforts.

Social Media for DSMES Sustainability (2022)
Identifies social media platform usage among U.S. adults. Informs which social media platforms may be most relevant when sharing diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) messages.

National DPP Coverage Toolkit (2021)
Describes the online National DPP Coverage Toolkit, launched in 2017 by NACDD and Leavitt Partners and funded by CDC, that helps organizations navigate the potential complexities of offering the program as a covered benefit.

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Suppliers LEAP Fact Sheet (2022)
Describes the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Suppliers LEAP (Learn. Explore. Activate. Problem-solve.) Learning Lab. Provides an overview of the benefits and expected outcomes of participating in the MDPP Suppliers LEAP Learning Lab.

Rock Enroll Into Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program LEAP Fact Sheet (2022)
Describes the Rock Enroll in Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) LEAP (Learn. Explore. Activate. Problem-solve.) Learning Lab. Provides an overview of the benefits and expected outcomes of participating in the Rock Enroll Into MDPP Suppliers LEAP Learning Lab.

Establishing and Operationalizing Medicaid Coverage of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (2019)
This guide walks readers through the steps required to make Medicaid coverage a reality for diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES). The guide examines strategies to support State Health Department and Medicaid agency staff in their efforts to increase coverage and utilization of DSMES services in their states.

Demonstration Project – Medicaid Coverage for the National DPP (2020)
Medicaid Coverage for the National DPP (2020) Describes the Medicaid Demonstration Project, funded by CDC, that showed how state Medicaid agencies and State Health Departments can collaborate to implement and deliver a sustainable coverage model for the National DPP.

Working with Pharmacies to Sustain DSMES (2022)
Provides an overview of diabetes-focused services that can take place in pharmacies and complement diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services. Demonstrates how pharmacists can serve as ideal partners in sustaining DSMES.

FAQs on USPSTF Recommendations for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Screening (2022)
Answers frequently asked questions about the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force’s updated recommendation for screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.

National Diabetes Prevention Program, State Engagement Model Collective Impact Report (2018)
Showcases the impressive results of State Health Departments’ work with partners to expand the National DPP. The report contains aggregate data as well as more detailed State Outcome Briefs. The Executive Brief (2018) includes highlights and summarizes the NACDD/CDC State Engagement Model.

Working Together to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: The National Diabetes Prevention Program State Outcome Briefs (2018)
Contains outcome briefs submitted by each state and NACDD partner for the purpose of providing information to participants during the National DPP State Engagement Outcomes Summit, held in February 2018.

Umbrella Hub Arrangements LEAP Fact Sheet (2022)
Describes the Umbrella Hub Arrangements (UHA) LEAP (Learn. Explore. Activate. Problem-solve.) Learning Lab. Provides an overview of the benefits and expected outcomes of participating in the UHA LEAP Learning Lab.

Umbrella Hub Arrangements FAQ (2024)
Answers frequently asked questions about umbrella hub arrangements. Umbrella hub arrangements connect community-based organizations with healthcare payment systems to pursue sustainable reimbursement for the National DPP lifestyle change program and the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program.  

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